Art bridges gap between youths and gardaí

SOCIETY has to move away from stigmatising troublesome kids as “bad” and distinguish between them and their behaviour, according to a garda inspector.

Inspector Liam Casey was commenting at the launch of an art project by young people at risk of engaging in crime or antisocial behaviour.

Insp Casey, based at Bridewell Garda Station in Dublin’s north inner city, said the art project was, as far as he knew, the first to go on display in a Garda station.